*gosub_scene cslib_string find history "visited_sect_repository|" *if cslib_ret = 0 *set history history&"visited_sect_repository|" Martial Repository is, perhaps, the single most important location in the entire sect. It stores the sect's whole foundation, the core that makes it worthy of the Heavenly title — Martial Skills. Each and every skill found and developed throughout thousands of years is stashed behind the walls of this building. Although you don't need any offensive or defensive skills — your clan has covered that need — the sect can still offer you a great variety of supportive arts . You also feel a bit strange that something as vital as the Martial Repository can be found on the first, most basic level of Sect, but you guess it's done this way to motivate disciples — to nudge their progression by giving them a glance of what's to come. "Hello." — you greet the clerk working in the repository. "Which floor?" — he answers in response, not even bothering to look at you. "I'm sorry?" "Which floor?" — the clerk says again, sounding a considerable bit more annoyed than before. *choice #"The first one?" "That'd be ten Points for access." "I have to pay just to enter the first floor?" "Of course you do. What, is this your first time here?" — he finally raises his head, his eyes bolting across your face — "Wait, I don't recognize you. Have you actually never been here before?" #"The last one?" "Sure, show me your Envoy Badge." — t he clerk chortles and finally raises his head, his eyes bolting across your face — "Wait, I don't recognize you. Have you actually never been here before?" #"The best one?" "Sure, show me your Envoy Badge." — t he clerk chortles and finally raises his head, his eyes bolting across your face — "Wait, I don't recognize you. Have you actually never been here before?" #"I'm sorry, I don't understand." "Why are you acting like it's your first time here?" — he finally raises his head, his eyes bolting across your face — "Wait, I don't recognize you. Have you actually never been here before?" "I haven't." The clerk rolls his eyes. "Great. It's that time of the year again, bunch of frogs in the well will once more bombard me with endless questions." He points to a sign on the wall behind him. "The Repository is divided into four floors, each of them containing Skills of a specific grade. You have to pay Contribution Points to access the floors and then more Contribution Points to choose a Skill. There are demonstrations for every scroll in the Recording Mirror, so you can see the skills in action. Now, don't bother me, unless it's to pay Contribution Points." — the clerk concludes and goes back to reading his book. You look at the sign. *label floor_choice [i]"First Floor contains 83,484 Low-Grade Skills. Entry cost — 10 Points."[/i] *line_break [i]"Second Floor contains 9,231 Middle-Grade Skills. Limited to Inner Disciples and above. Entry cost — 20 Points." *line_break [i]"Third Floor contains 649 High-Grade Skills. Limited to Core Disciples and above. Entry cost — 50 Points." *line_break [i]"Fourth Floor contains 77 Top-Grade Houtian Skills and all Xiantian-level Skills. Limited to Envoys and above. Entry cost — 200 Points." *choice #Go to First Floor. *label first_floor As you have no need of other skills, you browse through the supportive arts that might be of some use to you. *choice *selectable_if (not (mc_supportive_1)) #Aura Perception. One of the most common Skills in the world, utilized by almost every Martial Artist. Allows the practitioner to perceive and analyze the aura of other Martial Artists, emitted by the concentration of Inner Energy inside their bodies. This can be used to gather a rough estimate of someone's strength. A low-grade version only works on the people of the same level as the user, only shows the general power-level of the target, cannot avoid any aura-obscuring defenses and cannot gather any information about Skills in the employ of the target. [b]Cost:[/b] 50 Points. *choice #Buy. *if mc_sect_points < 50 *goto not_enough_points *set mc_sect_points -50 Congratulations! You have purchased 'Aura Perception' (Low-Grade). Don't forget to comprehend it! *set mc_supportive_1 true *page_break Hoorah! *goto first_floor *selectable_if (not_under_construction) #Demonstration not needed. fsfsfsfs #Go back. *goto first_floor #Go back. *goto floor_choice *selectable_if (mc_sect_position = "inner") #Go to Second Floor. *label second_floor As you have no need of other skills, you browse through the supportive arts that might be of some use to you. *choice *selectable_if (mc_supportive_1_grade < 2) #Aura Perception. One of the most common Skills in the world, utilized by almost every Martial Artist. Allows the practitioner to perceive and analyze the aura of other Martial Artists, emitted by the concentration of Inner Energy inside their bodies. This can be used to gather a rough estimate of someone's strength. A middle-grade version only works on the people of the same level as the user, cannot avoid any aura-obscuring defenses, cannot gather any information about Skills in the employ of the target, but can provide a more detailed explanation of their attributes. [b]Cost:[/b] 100 Points. *choice #Buy. *if mc_sect_points < 100 *goto not_enough_points *set mc_sect_points -100 *if (mc_supportive_1) *set mc_supportive_1_mastery 0 Congratulations! You have purchased 'Aura Perception' (Middle-Grade). Don't forget to comprehend it! *set mc_supportive_1 true *set mc_supportive_1_grade 2 *page_break Hoorah! *goto second_floor *selectable_if (not_under_construction) #Demonstration not needed. fsfsfsfs #Go back. *goto second_floor *selectable_if (not (mc_supportive_3)) #Cosmic Field. *label gravity_field Allows the practitioner to toggle on a gravity field around their body, rendering most projectiles — like arrows, throwing knifes and even some Skills — useless. [b]Cost:[/b] 200 Points. *choice #Buy. *if mc_sect_points < 200 *goto not_enough_points *set mc_sect_points -200 Congratulations! You have purchased 'Cosmic Field' (Middle-Grade). Don't forget to comprehend it! *set mc_supportive_3 true *page_break Hoorah! *goto second_floor #Watch demonstration. You put your hand on the mirror and activate it… You see two blurs on the glass, one black, one white. The white silhouette shimmers and the air around its body [i]distorts[/i], by a barely noticeable amount. The black silhouette, holding a bow in its hands, releases an arrow — that, just as it reaches the white blur, falls harmlessly on the ground instead of piercing its chest. *page_break Wow... *goto gravity_field #Go back. *goto second_floor #Go back. *goto floor_choice *selectable_if (not_under_construction) #Go to Third Floor. *label third_floor As you have no need of other skills, you browse through the supportive arts that might be of some use to you. *choice *selectable_if (mc_supportive_1_grade < 3) #Aura Perception. One of the most common Skills in the world, utilized by almost every Martial Artist. Allows the practitioner to perceive and analyze the aura of other Martial Artists, emitted by the concentration of Inner Energy inside their bodies. This can be used to gather a rough estimate of someone's strength. A high-grade version only works on the people of the same level as the user, can attempt to pierce through aura-obscuring defenses and provide a more detailed explanation of the target's attributes, but cannot gather any information about Skills in their employ. [b]Cost:[/b] 250 Points. *choice #Buy. *if mc_sect_points < 250 *goto not_enough_points *set mc_sect_points -250 *if (mc_supportive_1) *set mc_supportive_1_mastery 0 Congratulations! You have purchased 'Aura Perception' (High-Grade). Don't forget to comprehend it! *set mc_supportive_1 true *set mc_supportive_1_grade 3 *page_break Hoorah! *goto third_floor *selectable_if (not_under_construction) #Demonstration not needed. fsfsfsfs #Go back. *goto third_floor *selectable_if (not (mc_supportive_2)) #Energy Concealment. Allows the practitioner to temporarily suppress the emissions of their Inner Energy, rendering them as mere mortals in the eyes of other Martial Artists. Can be broken through by higher Martial Levels, High-Grade Aura Perception and completely useless in front of higher Martial Realms. [b]Cost:[/b] 400 Points. *choice #Buy. *if mc_sect_points < 400 *goto not_enough_points *set mc_sect_points -400 Congratulations! You have purchased 'Energy Concealment' (High-Grade). Don't forget to comprehend it! *set mc_supportive_2 true *page_break Hoorah! *goto third_floor *selectable_if (not_under_construction) #Demonstration not needed. fsfsfsfs #Go back. *goto third_floor #Go back. *goto floor_choice *selectable_if (not_under_construction) #Go to Fourth Floor. *label fourth_floor As you have no need of other skills, you browse through the supportive arts that might be of some use to you. *choice *selectable_if (mc_supportive_1_grade < 4) #Aura Perception. One of the most common Skills in the world, utilized by almost every Martial Artist. Allows the practitioner to perceive and analyze the aura of other Martial Artists, emitted by the concentration of Inner Energy inside their bodies. This can be used to gather a rough estimate of someone's strength. A top-grade version works on all practitioners of the same [i]realm[/i] as the user, can pierce most aura-obscuring defenses with ease, can gather information about the target's most used Skill and provides a more detailed explanation of their attributes. [b]Cost:[/b] 500 Points. *choice #Buy. *if mc_sect_points < 500 *goto not_enough_points *set mc_sect_points -500 *if (mc_supportive_1) *set mc_supportive_1_mastery 0 Congratulations! You have purchased 'Aura Perception' (Top-Grade). Don't forget to comprehend it! *set mc_supportive_1 true *set mc_supportive_1_grade 4 *page_break Hoorah! *goto fourth_floor *selectable_if (not_under_construction) #Demonstration not needed. fsfsfsfs #Go back. *goto fourth_floor #Go back. *goto floor_choice #Go back. *goto_scene free_roam free_time *else "Which floor?" — asks the clerk, who still reads some kind of a book with the same burning passion as he did before. *goto floor_choice *label not_enough_points "You don't have enough Points." — "Choose something else if you're so broke." *goto floor_choice